On disc: Requiem

- Volker Raabe -

Soulmaschine
(Shark Rec. - 1994)

The band Requiem was founded back in 1989 and these days their debut Soulmachine get in the stores. A mixture of grooving guitar riffs, grunge influences and some hardcore elements are presented by the German band. Not my cup of tea. The interaction between rap parts and aggressive growls make this album with every song a harder task for me. This sound is trendy these days and so there should a target group out there who is willing to listen to. And they can't be that bad, coz they played 10 shows with AOK, so...